hadith
1445
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The greatest ignorance is the ignorance of a person about himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ الجَهْلِ جَهْلُ الإنْسانِ أمْرَ نَفْسهِ
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1773 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest form of ignorance is for a person to be ignorant of the condition of his own self.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1472 Imam Ali (AS) said, It suffices as ignorance for a person to be ignorant about himself.